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Lecture 9: Gymnosperms 2 (Pinaceae) Flashcards

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What is the TYPE of plant for the family Pinaceae?

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Trees (rarely shrubs) with resin canals.

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What are the LEAVES for the family Pinaceae?

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needle-like solitary or grouped in fascicles, persistent (rarely caducous)

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Is the family Pinaceae monecious or dioecious?

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Monoecious

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What is the FLOWERS for the family Pinaceae (Female).

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cones usually with numerous carpelar scales

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Where is the resin canal found in the family Pinaceae?

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Xylem

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True or False: Pinaceae are dominant in the Boreal Forest

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True

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What are the genera of Pinaceae separated by?

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Genera with 2 to numerous leaves. in fascicles (Pinus, Larix)

Genera with solitary leaves (Abies (fir), Picea (spruce), Tsuga (hemlock), Pseudotsuga, (Douglas fir))

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What TYPE of plant is the genus Pinus (300 spp)?

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Trees.

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What are the LEAVES for the genus Pinus?

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Leaves 2, 3 or 5 in a fascicle.

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What are the FLOWERS for the genus Pinus? (Female)

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Female cones ± big, mature after 2 seasons; Carpels (scales), thick, woody, with a prominence called umbo.

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What species of Pinus has 5 leaves in its fascicles and which species has 2 leaves?

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strobus

banksiana, resinosa, sylvestris

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Pinus ______ has been the most valuable softwood lumber in E N America. In the 19th century, the harvesting of Eastern white pine forests played a major role in America’s Westward expansion through the Great Plains

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strobus

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How can you tell the difference between the Pinus species with 2 leaves in their fascicles?

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P. bankiasa = Cones are curved & do not open
for many years. Bark is grayish

P. resinosa and P. sylvestris = Cones are straight and
open at maturity. Bark is reddish-brown

P. resinosa = Lvs. 7-15 cm long, green

P. sylvestris = Lvs. 3-7 cm, bluish-green

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What TYPE of plant is the genus Larix?

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Trees

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What are the LEAVES for the genus Larix?

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10-60 in a fascicle, deciduous.

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What are the FLOWERS for the genus Larix? (female)

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Female cones ± small, mature in 1st season; each scale with a bract at the base.

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True or False: Tamarack (Larix laricina ) is a not a adaptable species

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False, it is able to survive temperatures down to at least −65°C reaching north the edge of arctic tundra.

Commonly found in lowland areas

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What TYPE of plant is the genus Abies (40 spp)?

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Trees.

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What are the LEAVES for the genus Abies?

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solitary, persistent, alternate, arranged in 2 rows, flattened, on the lower side with 2 longitudinal lines of white dots (stomata)

base of leaf flared, apex rounded or notched

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What are the FLOWERS for the genus Abies? (female)

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Female cones big, mature in 1st season, erect, cylindrical, disarticulate at maturity:

Each scale with a long bract at the base

21
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What genus of tree is popularly grown as a Christmas Tree

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Abies balsamea (Balsam fir) because of its attractive fragrance and long retention of needles

22
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What was the resin from abies balsam used for?

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traditionally used as a cold remedy and as a glue for glasses, optical instrument components, and for preparing permanent mounts of microscope specimens

argued that the balsam fir was the “aneda” that cured scurvy during the second expedition into Canada of J. Cartier.

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What TYPE of plant is the genus Picea (40 spp)?

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Trees

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What are the LEAVES for the genus Picea?

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solitary, persistent, alternate, spirally arranged on the shoots, 4-angled, with longitudinal white lines on all the faces; base narrowed and attached to a woody leaf-peg, apex pointed.

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What are the FLOWERS for the genus Picea?

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Female cones mature in 1st season, pendulous, cylindrical, do not disarticulate at maturity.

Bracts accompanying scales very small, inconspicuous

26
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_______ is a climax canopy tree in the boreal forests of Canada and Alaska

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White spruce (Picea glauca)

27
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What TYPE of plant is the genus Tsuga (hemlock)?

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Trees

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What are the LEAVES for the genus Tsuga?

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solitary, persistent, alternate, +-in 2 rows, flattened, serrate toward apex

2 white lines of stomata on the lower face; base narrowed into a petiole, apex rounded or notched.

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What are the FLOWERS for the genus Tsuga? (female)

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Female cones small, mature in 1st season, pendulous, do not disarticulate at maturity

Bracts accompanying scales very small, inconspicuous

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What TYPE of plant is the genus Pseudotsuga (Douglas fir)?

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Trees

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What are the LEAVES for the genus Pseudotsuga?

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solitary, persistent, alternate, 2-ranked to spirally arranged, flattened (margins entire), with 2 white lines of stomata on the lower face; base narrowed into a petiole, apex usually acute.

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What are the FLOWERS for the genus pseudotsuga? (female)

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Female cones big, mature in 1st season, pendulous, do not disarticulate at maturity.

33
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The bracts in the genus pseudotsuga are very ______ and ______ lobed.

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long, 3

34
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True or False: Douglas fir can get over 100m tall, leaves have a citrus smell and is native to western N america.

A

True

Besides forestry plantations it is also cultivated ornamental BUT it requires a constant supply of water.

35
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True or False: The Gnetales has no leaves.

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False, actually does have small, scale-like leaves and tiny flowers of male and female cones which bloom February through April

36
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How many scales surround the seeds of gnetales?

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2 or 3 large scales

37
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What chemical compound can be found in Gnetales and what is it medically used for?

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Ephedrine

Many dietary supplements & weight loss products contain ephedrine and/or caffeine from a variety of botanical sources

38
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Ephedra is both a _______ (similar to adrenaline) and a ______.

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Stimulant, thermogenic

39
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What are the effects of ephedrine?

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It increases heart rate, constricts blood vessels (increasing blood pressure), and expands bronchial tubes (making breathing easier).

Its thermogenic properties cause an increase in metabolism, evidenced by an increase in body heat.

Just like other stimulants, in high doses, ephedra can cause heart attacks, stroke, and seizures

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What type of gnetales can be found in the desert near the fog belt?

A

Welwitschia mirabilis

41
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True or False: Carbon dating tells us that on average, welwitschias are 500-600 years old, although some of the larger specimens are thought to be 2000 years old. Their estimated lifespan is 400 to 1500 years

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True

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